Belt suspension for trousers.



,R. L. BAKER.

BELT SUSPENSION FOR TROUSERS.

APPUCATION FILED JULY 15,1914.

Patented July 17, 1917;

wi/tmwom ran snares mam enrich ROSS LEE BAKER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BELT SUSPENSION FOR TROUSERS.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented July 17, ltld't.

Application filed July 15, 1914, Serial No. 851,120.

sers supporters designed to obviate the necessity for the employment ofsuspenders.

Attempts have been made to employ a belt in lieu. of suspenders, butbecause of the natural tendency of the belt to drop down and rest uponthe hip bone, resulting in supporting the trousers too far below the"waist line, it has become almost'the universal practiceto wear beltsmerely for appearance and to utilize suspenders in addition.

The primary ob ect of this invention is to overcome the dropping of thetrousers be-.

lowtherequired line, while supported on a belt, whereby suspenders maybe entirely dis used with.

more detailed object is the efiective supporting of the upper edge ofthe trousers sufiiciently high above the supporting belt that thebeltmay rest upon the hips of the wearer while sustaining the trousersat the desired elevation.

A still further objectis the provision of simple and cheap beltsupporting means for trousers constructed to allow the utmost freedom ormovement of the wearer.

With these and further objects in view,

as will in part become apparent and in part: ,be. stated, the inventioncomprises certain novel, constructions, combinations and arrangements ofparts as will be hereinafter specified and claimed. 7

Jln the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of afragment of' a pair of trousers having applied thereto an embodiment ofthe invention.

Fig. \2 is a-view in side eleya'tion of one of the suspensionstayadetached;

a clasp adapted to grip the belt 2. To clasp 1 are pivoted arms 3, 3which, with their.

clasps i, it for the upper edge of a pair of trousers, seen at 5,1nakeup one suspension stay. Each clasp 4 is pivoted to its arm 3 by a rivetin the same manner as is clasp 1. As all of said 'clasps are exactlyalike 7 only one is shown in detail, and does not require detaildescription since any appropriate clamp or engaging device may be used.That shown is in common use. Each arm 3 may be made longitudinallyadJustable 111 various Ways, but preferably by be .ing formed of lappingsections having a series of bolt-receiving apertures 6 engaged bybolts7. As many apertures 6 may be provided as desired, and bolts 7 arepreferably caused to engage those apertures which are farthest apart forany given adjustment.

As best. seen in Fig. 4, the upper terminal of each arm 3 is slightlytwisted or bent laterally to cause the clasps 4t toassume a setcorresponding angular-1y to the relation of the upper line or thetrousers at the two points of engagement. In addition to thecrelativeadjustment of arms 3 rendered possible by aperturesflfiand bolts 7,clasp 1 can be moved to a greater or less distance from the planes ofclasps 4 merely by moving the free ends of arms 3 toward each, other orapart. It will be further noted that, in operation, that portion of thetrousers band between clasps a of one of the suspension stays serves asa tension mem ber preventing lateral separation of the up per ends ofthe arms of the respective stay, lateral approach being-resisted by theentire, remaining portionof the trouserband, and the flexibility of thetrouser band will naturally be such as to allow freedom for such play ofthe arms of the stay as will comport with the ease' and comfort ofthe-wearer during use.

within the trousers so as to be concealed, and is engaged by as manysuspension stays as the wearer may prefer, threebeing ordinarilysufficient. In addition to the use of belt 2, an outside belt 8 may beworn for effect. wearer will effectively support the trousers Belt 2resting on the hips offthef rot at the desired elevation, and whenadjusting the apparatus for the first time to a new pair of trousers,the wearer; will, of course,

adjust the relative location of the belt either by adjusting bolts 7 orby placing clasps 4 closer or farther apart, or by both 'meth-' odsuntil the belt 2 rests comfortably in position for not sliding fartherdownwardly and at'the same time sustains the trousers at the desiredheight.

In lieu of the clasps-at'the ends of the arms or bars of the severalforms of stays,

other connecting means may be employed within the spirit and scope ofthe invention,

and a very simple substitute Would be an eyelet or aperture at each endof the respective bar adapted to be Stitched to the trou- 'sers andbelt.

What I claim is 1..A device for connecting trousers to a supportingbelt, comprising apair of arms connected together at their lower endsand diverging upwardly, a trousers engaging element mounted upon theupper endof each'arm-and adapted for engagement with the upper edgeportion of the trousers and to move with and upon the arms toaccompivotally'connected together at their lower ends and divergingupwardly, a clamp pivotally mounted upon the upper end of each arm andadapted for engagement with the upper edge of the trousers and to swingwith and upon the arms to accommodate the movements of the body, and athird clamp pivotally mounted upon the lower connected ends of the armsfor clamping engagement with a belt to support the arms in upwardlydiverging relation and admit of the free adjustment of the arms abouttheir pivotal connection. l

3.v A device for connecting trousers to a supporting belt, comprising apair of up- Wardly diverging arms pivotally connected at their lowerends, each of said arms comprising a pair of adjustably connected liatbars, a clamp mounted upon the upper end of each arm and adapted to besecured to the upper edge of the trousers, and a'third clamp mountedupon the lower connected ends of the arms and adapted to be secured upona belt, said upper and lower clamps being pivotally mounted upon theopposite ends of the arms to adapt the clamps to the flexing of thetrousers and the belt, and said arms being adjustable to vary thespacing of the belt from the upper edge ol'tho trousers. I I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROSS LEE BAKER.

Witnesses: F. A. CHAMB RLAIN, M. O. JENKINS.

